Greta Van Susteren vs. the Internet

Fox News host Greta Van
Susteren tried to have the last laugh with an
obnoxious viewer of her program on Monday, but it didn't quite go as planned. The feud started when a man named Brian said her "brain is empty" in an
insulting e-mail:

Greta,

You got that right, you have a mind like a seive. Your brain is
empty.

Matter of fact, it is so empty, if
you put a pea in your skull it would rattle around like a BB in a
boxcar. You said it, gal, not me, but I sure do agree with you. A true
blonde.

Brian ***

Tahlequah, OK

PS How do you get
that cush job, anyway?

If he respects her so little and hates the show so much, "Why
does Brian watch?" wondered Van Susteren in a blog post. She then
produced a poll asking readers to vote on who's dumber: "Greta?" or
"Brian for spending his time watching someone he thinks is dumb." Thus
far, 68% have chosen Greta:

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